Noise / Hum in recordings

I got the HHB CDR-850, when I record you can hear what is being recorded but there is also this annoying hum in the recording,. It follows the disc. Playing back a standard pre recorded disc works fine. No hum at all. It will do this even if there is no input connected at all.

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Re: Noise / Hum in recordings

Hi, i once had the same problem with a kenwood cassette deck. it would play pre-recorded tapes perfectly but when it came to recording from another source i would get an annoying hum when playing back the recording, the fault turned out to be a faulty earth connection on the phono connectors on the rear, they were dry jointed and once resoldered the unit worked and the recordings were perfect. maybe you have the same problem? hope this helps?

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Just a guess, but did you ever try to hit the record a second time once you're all set up to start? The first press of the record button places the machine in record/pause mode after it calibrates itself to the disc.

Machine is confused. The laser lens may have dust on it. open it up and gently clean laser with a Q-tip. My recorder died last night. I wanna' cry. it was very usefull to me with my music. Now I'm screwed after 10 years of owning it. Good Luck

I had this happen a lot on my Pioneer PDR-509, which is pretty much the same machine, when using marginal mongrel-brand CDR's. It's annoying but I have seen nothing to explain or detect it in real time so something can be re-recorded.

You can contact HHB service team on 020 8962 5000. Or visit their web site and go to support and complete an equipment repair form and they'l get back to you. You can also email the engineers whose names are listed in the contact section. Web site is http://www.hhb.co.uk/hhb/uk/support. Hope it helps

I had the same problem with mine. The manual says to unplug it from the power and plug back in. That did'nt seem to correct anything. I also was having an issue with recording. It would'nt record data for tracks and recording would scramble. I had this burner for 10 years and loved it untill last night when it crapped out on me completely. I am VERY disappointed!